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Planting season is around the corner. And right now, Iowa's 87,000 family farms are making critical decisions about what to plant, where to invest, and how to prepare for harvest without the...

After more than 20 years in uniform, I’ve seen too many battle buddies come home from service only to face a new kind of fight — navigating a VA system so confusing they don’t even know what care or...

On Friday, I had the chance to join a class at Creston High School to congratulate their students on winning the SIFMA Foundation's Capitol Hill Challenge for Iowa's Third District — a national...

As a dad of six, including two adopted daughters, I know what it means to build a family. I also know that for too many Iowa families, the biggest barrier to parenthood isn't medical — it's...

Forty-one days. That's how long folks like Todd at the Des Moines Airport and my friend Sammy in the U.S. Coast Guard have gone without a full paycheck — and they're still showing up for work every...

Across Iowa, small businesses are ready to grow, hire, and expand. The challenge isn't a lack of ideas — it's access to the resources to turn those ideas into reality. Since the 1990s, the number of...

As a sixth-generation Iowan who grew up around my family’s century farm, I know what it means to pass something down to the next generation.  For Iowa’s farmers, National Agriculture Day and Iowa...

When an Iowa family goes to fill a prescription, they shouldn’t have to wonder whether it’ll be on the shelf or if they can afford it. But right now, China is gaining control over how many of those...

I learned very early on that the best ideas in Congress don’t come from Washington, they come from back home.  Across Iowa, local leaders, nonprofits, and community organizations know exactly what...

The first piece of legislation I introduced in Congress was a balanced budget amendment, because I believe the federal government should have to live by the same rules Iowa families and businesses...

In a small Iowa town, one home can change everything.  It can mean the difference between keeping a young teacher in the community or losing her to a city 90 minutes away. Between a farm kid staying...

Last May, I stood with the families of Iowa's National Guardsmen as they said goodbye to their loved ones deploying to the Middle East in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. This weekend, I had...

In rural Iowa, the local hospital is more than just a building — it’s a lifeline. Whether it’s a late-night emergency, a routine checkup, or welcoming a new baby into the world, families deserve...

For working families across Iowa, tax return season means a check in the mail to help pay for the basics — gas, groceries, or a little extra set aside for the future. That's always mattered. But...

Illegal Chinese vapes — candy-flavored, FDA-unapproved, and deliberately designed to hook kids on nicotine — are flooding communities across America. As a dad of six, I share the concern of parents...

As a 20-year combat aviator, I flew missions around the world supporting America's troops. One lesson stood out every time we took off: success on the battlefield starts with strength here at home....

On Saturday, I stood with the Coady and O'Brien families at Dover Air Force Base as Sgt. Declan Coady, Maj. Jeffrey O'Brien — and four of their fellow servicemembers — were brought home. There are...

Growing up, I spent plenty of mornings on the water — Boy Scout trips to Camp Mitigwa and summers at Lake Okoboji with my family. Like a lot of young Iowans, I was a kid who loved to fish. But for...

I grew up helping out on my family's century farm — raising sheep and working row crops. Those early mornings taught me something simple: farmers don't ask for much. They plan years ahead, borrow...

This week, Iowa is grieving.  Kelly and I are heartbroken alongside every Iowan learning that Sergeant Declan Coady of West Des Moines and Major Jeffrey O'Brien of Waukee were killed in Kuwait while...